Chapter 13
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"Superior-grade spiritual artifact, Dragon Scale Shield! It is entrusted to our auction for bidding by a fellow cultivator. After our evaluation, this Dragon Scale Shield is indeed a superior-grade spiritual artifact, capable of withstanding all attacks below the foundational stage, impervious to the slightest damage from medium-grade spiritual artifacts. Starting bid: fifty thousand spirit stones! Incremental bids must not be less than one thousand spirit stones!" Luo Ning declared.
Fifty thousand spirit stones, an astronomical price that even cultivators in the heavenly-ranked rooms might find difficult to produce. For a moment, the venue fell into silence.
"Fifty-one thousand spirit stones!" Elder Qian from room 401 shouted!
Hearing someone bid, Luo Ning finally breathed a sigh of relief. If this Dragon Scale Shield went unsold, she would gain nothing. As long as there was a bid, it was good!
"Friend from room 401 bids fifty-one thousand spirit stones! Any higher bids? Fifty-one thousand spirit stones once!"
"Fifty-one thousand spirit stones twice!"
"Fifty-two thousand spirit stones!" A cultivator in room 405 shouted!
"Beastless Sect! Are you deliberately opposing my Huan Yuan Zong?" Elder Qian shouted, his voice resonating throughout the auction venue.
"Elder Qian, you misunderstood. Treasures are always claimed by the worthy. Your Huan Yuan Zong doesn't have such a broad mind. Don't bite off more than you can chew, and let us small sects have a little soup!" A cultivator in room 405 sneered!
"Damn it, the girl from the Hundred Herbs Sect has ruined my plans!" A senior swordsman in room 401 grumbled!
"Everyone, please restrain yourselves!" In an instant, the spiritual energy on Elder Qian's body was suppressed!
Li Xiuxian looked at this scene in amazement. Elder Qian was clearly a Foundation Establishment stage expert, yet there was someone in the Wanjin Auction House who could silently suppress a Foundation Establishment stage expert!
"Apologies for my rudeness! If Beastless Sect wishes to compete, my Huan Yuan Zong will accompany you to the end!" Elder Qian coldly hummed.
"Fifty-five thousand spirit stones!" Elder Qian shouted!
"Huan Yuan Zong is indeed grand and powerful. Fifty-six thousand spirit stones!" The Beastless Sect shouted!
"Fifty-eight thousand spirit stones!" Elder Qian sneered.
"Fifty-five thousand spirit stones, plus a Blue-eyed Red Fire Beast's egg!" The Beastless Sect handed a demonic beast egg to the Wanjin Auction House personnel!
"Blue-eyed Red Fire Beast, when mature, can rival a cultivator at the twelfth level of Qi Refinement! Valued at six thousand spirit stones!" Luo Ning declared.
"Beast Peak Auction offers sixty-one thousand spirit stones! Any higher bids? Sixty-one thousand spirit stones once! Sixty-one thousand spirit stones twice! Sixty-one thousand spirit stones three times!"
"Deal! The Dragon Scale Shield now belongs to Beast Peak Auction!" Luo Ning exclaimed excitedly.
"Haha, Elder Qian concedes!" The Beastless Sect's representative laughed.
At this point, Elder Qian's face had turned almost as purple as pig liver. Originally an item that was certain to belong to Huan Yuan Zong, it was unexpectedly intervened by Beast Peak Auction. He had only fifty-eight thousand spirit stones, and who would have thought that Beast Peak Auction would also produce a Blue-eyed Red Fire Beast's egg.
"Beast Peak Auction is truly generous, sixty thousand low-grade spirit stones is indeed a hefty sum!" Elder Qian snorted.
"Haha, too kind, too kind. If Elder Qian has time, feel free to visit Beast Peak Auction, and let us show some hospitality!" The representative of Beastless Sect laughed.
"No, this elder is busy and hasn't reached that point of leisure!" Elder Qian snorted and left the Wanjin Auction House!
Li Xiuxian, watching the helplessness of these two Foundation Establishment stage experts, shook his head. The conflicts between Huan Yuan Zong and Beastless Sect seemed to be far from amicable. This had nothing to do with Li Xiuxian anymore. The struggle between these two sects didn't concern him.
This time, Li Xiuxian's items were auctioned for a total of thirty-five thousand spirit stones. Deducting the five percent auction fee, Li Xiuxian obtained thirty-three thousand two hundred and fifty low-grade spirit stones. Such a sum was almost equivalent to the accumulated savings of a sect for decades. A cultivator owning tens of thousands of spirit stones was quite rare in all of Yizhou, and the cost of these tens of thousands of spirit stones was only a few dozen roots of several decades-old ginseng!
However, Li Xiuxian was well aware that selling such a large quantity of spiritual herbs was a dangerous venture. A slight mistake could attract unwanted attention. Fortunately, this harvest satisfied Li Xiuxian greatly, and in the coming years, he had no plans to sell any more spiritual herbs!
"Is it him?" The young man in room 404 looked at Li Xiuxian's back and sneered.
"Yes, it's him. Just now, according to the young master's instructions, I kept an eye on everyone in the venue. The treasure-hunting rat also confirmed a strong aroma of spiritual herbs on this person. Such a scent is only produced after contact with a large amount of high-grade spiritual herbs." The old man nodded.
"Very well, it seems he's the one selling so many high-grade spiritual herbs in the venue! If I hadn't brought out the treasure-hunting rat, he might have escaped!" The young man sneered.
The treasure-hunting rat was a first-level demonic beast, highly sensitive to things like spiritual energy. Among cultivators, it was a popular demonic beast, scarce in quantity and expensive. Moreover, it was often priceless. With the increasing number of years, the capture of the treasure-hunting rat had become scarcer, and there were only a few in the entire Yizhou. Unexpectedly, the young man had one in his hands!
"Hmm?" Li Xiuxian frowned. Although it was just a moment, he had indeed sensed that someone's divine sense was locking onto him!
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